Nalbandian pulls out of Stockholm Open ¼ finals due to leg injuryOctober 22, 2011 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - James Blake and Jarkko Nieminen will be squaring off for the eighth time in their careers when the two veterans do battle in a surprising semifinal at the Stockholm Open on Saturday, Oct 22.Blake is dominating the head-to-head series 6-1 and all seven meetings have come on hard courts. Nieminen, however, won their most recent encounter and it came at this very same event last year, with the Finn cruising to a 6-0, 6-2 quarterfinal rout. Now Blake has a chance to regain the upper hand over his opponent, in part thanks to a fortuitous turn of events on Friday. The American had been slated to face David Nalbandian, who was coming off an awesome performance against Ivan Dodig. Nalbandian, though, pulled out prior to the quarterfinal clash due to a leg injury, Tennnistalk reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |